India and China to host IDF World Dairy Summits in 2022 and 2023
India and China will host the forthcoming IDF World Dairy Summits in 2022 and 2023 respectively in their capitals. Both countries won the right to host the annual IDF flagship event with unanimous support from the General Assembly which met on the eve of the World Dairy Summit 2018 in Daejeon, Korea, on 14 October. […]
Global dairy expertise showcased at World Dairy Summit 2018
The dairy sector demonstrated their global expertise at the IDF World Dairy Summit 2018 which bore the theme ‘Dairy for the Next Generation!’. The international speakers outlined the dairy sector’s contribution to nutrition and health; food security and safety; as well as sustainability. Former UN Secretary-General said milk is critical and essential for international efforts […]
Efforts to eradicate M.bovis will strengthen on-farm biosecurity systems
Public-private partnership to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand will strengthen on-farm biosecurity systems, said Dr Tim Mackle, CEO of DairyNZ, as he outlined the largest biosecurity response in the country. M. bovis, which spread to New Zealand for the very first time, was the topic of Dr Mackle’s presentation at the IDF World Dairy […]
IDF celebrates dairy excellence at World Dairy Summit 2018
Four distinguished dairy experts from IDF member countries were recognized for their work in advancing scientific knowledge of the global dairy sector at the annual World Dairy Summit 2018 in Daejeon, Korea, on 17 October.
Circular resource use efficiency can lead to zero-waste target
A paradigm shift is taking place in the 21st century from linear production efficiency towards circular resource use efficiency which can lead to a zero-waste target, said Dr Martin Scholten of Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands. He explained that this involves optimizing resource use efficiency at agro-food system level where agro-biomass, including crop residuals, […]
Launch of World Dairy Situation 2018 at the World Dairy Summit, Daejeon
The IDF World Dairy Situation 2018 report was launched at the World Dairy Summit in Daejeon, Korea, on 16 October. It was put together by IDF experts from dairy producing countries around the world under the scope of work by the IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics (SCDPE). “The IDF World Dairy Situation […]
Launch of IDF World Dairy Summit 2018
A spectacular grand opening was laid out for delegates at the IDF World Dairy Summit 2018 with a magnificent drum performance taking centre stage at the Daejeon Convention Centre on 15 October. The warm hospitality of the Organizing Committee of the Summit comprising the leadership and members of the Korea National Committee made delegates feel […]
Dairy industry in the next decade
In a Special Conference on The Next Decade, panelists from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, OECD, Seoul National University and University College, Cork discussed dairy consumption patterns of the future, production capacity to meet population growth, change in consumption patterns and trade prospects. Dean of Cork University Business School and Professor of Agri-Food Economics, […]
Driving growth in the global dairy sector
The exhaustion of natural resources and the challenge to feed the world may be long-term socio-environmental challenges, but they have little impact on short-term food price development, said Mr Benoit Rouyer, an economist at CNIEL, France. In his presentation at a conference on Dairy Policies and Economics on 16 October at the IDF World Dairy […]
IDF at the forefront of dairy science through strong expertise and advocacy: Director General
Advancing the interests of the global dairy sector by being at the forefront of scientific knowledge and expertise on issues and challenges impacting on the growth and sustainability of this major economic sector is the value the International Dairy Federation (IDF) brings to its members. IDF Director General Caroline Emond drove home this point to […]
